1. GUYANA
• The Golden Arrowhead, Guyana's
National Flag has FIVE symbolic
colors -- GREEN represents the
agricultural and forested nature
of Guyana, WHITE symbolizes the
rivers and water potential of the
country, a GOLDEN arrow
represents Guyana's mineral
wealth, BLACK portrays the
endurance that will sustain the
forward thrust of the Guyanese
people and RED represents the
zeal and dynamic nature of
nation-building which lies before
the young and independent
Guyana.
3. Country -(long form) Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Capital- Georgetown
Total Area- 83,000.38 sq mi
214,970.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Idaho)
Population 697,181 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to
AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower
population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than
would otherwise be expected
Estimated Population in 2050- 786,846
Languages -English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
Literacy- 98.1% total, 98.6% male, 97.5% female (1995 est.)
Religions- Christian 50%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 8%
Life Expectancy- 60.52 male, 66.24 female (2001 est.)
Government Type republic within the Commonwealth
Currency 1 Guyanese dollar (G$) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita) $4,800 (2000 est.)
Industry bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, fishing (shrimp), textiles, gold mining
Agriculture sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest and
fishery potential not exploited
Arable Land 2%
Natural Resources bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
4. • "Mashramani" is derived from an
Amerindian language and in
translation means "the celebration of
a job well done". It is probably the
most colourful of all the country's
festivals. There are spectacular
costume competitions, float parades,
masquerade bands, and dancing in
the streets to the accompaniment of
steel drum music and calypsos.
Masquerades frequent the streets
performing acrobatic dance routines,
a vivid reminder of Guyana's African
heritage. Calypso competitions with
their witty social commentaries are
another integral part of "Mash", and
this culminates in the coronation of a
King or Queen for the particular year.
